Press releases in 2009

Amnesty has responded to today's anouncement of the Coroners and Justice Bill, which would allow some inquests to be held 'in secret' on 'national security' grounds. Amnesty International UK Campaigns...

Amnesty International is calling for an immediate and independent investigation into the Israeli army's shelling this morning of a United Nations compound in Gaza City, disrupting the distribution of...

Letter to David Miliband calls for UK support, including rigorous checks on UK licensing after ‘UAV’ reports Amnesty International has called for a full arms embargo on all parties involved in the...

Amnesty International harshly criticised the African Union’s (AU) lack of action on Zimbabwe, as detained Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko appeared in a court in Harare today after...

To: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Defense Minister Ehud Barak Chief of Staff Lieut. Gen. Gaby Ashkenazi OC Southern Command Maj Gen Yoav Galant Atty Gen Menachem Mazuz RE: Warning of a clear and present...

Human rights activist Mao Hengfeng has been detained and reportedly beaten after protesting about forced evictions in Shanghai. The Shanghai Public Security Bureau yesterday sentenced Mao, 48, to...

Burying people to their necks and near suffocation with plastic bags used in counter-insurgency which continues unabated while attention is on Bangkok Thai security forces pursuing a counter...

President Colom’s first year in office has produced some promising commitments to improve human rights for Guatemalans, but for those commitments to have real meaning, a lot more action needs to take...

Amnesty International has discovered that its main website, www.amnesty.org , is once again blocked inside mainland China. Other sites recently blocked include the popular blog…

* Seventh ‘anniversary’ of detention centre looms * New ‘viral’ film to be released on 15 January ahead of Obama inauguration On the eve of the seventh anniversary (on Sunday 11 January) of the first...